The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-01-27
Admission VS.. Division.

Governor Pierce has said his last off
cial say and in his message to the legis'
ature reviews the situation of territorial
fairs in his own mastery way. We
have perused the message with pleasure
and in common with the press as well as
he people generally, find much to praise
and be proud of as citizens of the great,
est of all the territories-but we have
something to condemn, for Governor
Pierce has fallen into an eRfegious error.
when it is assumed, as he asserts, in his
elegant rhetorical manner, that the party
in power is responsible for the non ad-
mission Of Dakota. On this question, he
says: 1.-THE people Of Dakota are entitled
to admission. No one denies it: No o1e
questions It," And then he adds, "upon
what hypothesis or ground Of reasoning
the application is denied, It is difficult to
conceive, &C." Now the Governor surely
must know, as a matter of fact, that no
| application. has ever been made for ad-
mission, except # has been coupled with
the idea of division.
Every memorial etdanating from any
official or authoritative source, or conven-
ton called for the purpose of considering
the question of admission of Dakota, has
been invariably for the object OF creating
two states.
Whether two or more states may be made
out of a territory created as was Dakots,
upon the application Of a parrt Of is PEG.
PIE, may seriously be questioned; II two,
why not three or four, either Of which
might be larger than either Rhode Island
or Delaware. IT the principle of division
as proposed is to prevail, what il there
to prevent the Black Hills. OF, the Red
River Valley or the Missouri Slope from
separating themselves from the two ter.
~ritories that might be created and setting
up a de- and for statehood: It. il repug,
nant to every sentiment of grand state
hood and contrary to the material inter-
ests of the people OF Dakota to be par
celed out into eyen two states, and every
attempt, come from what source it may,
to belittle our Territory should be frus.
trated and ,frowned down. r:t.
As the Governor earnestly and: truth
fully puts it, "The people Of Dakota ARR.
entitled to admissions: No one denies it.
No one questions it," not even a Demo.
cratic House of Representative, but the
people of Dakota must first ask to be ad-
mittel, and this they have; not yet done.
It is not in the nature Of things that
anything should be granted that ii not
asked for OF before it is desired, and. it is
respectfully suggested to the E1-Govern-
or that before:he casts IA impntation, on
he consistency of a Democratic congress,
hat he. explain the conduct OF an admin
stration, Republican in every branch,
hat in the 47th congress refused to ad-
NIT Dakota or any part of it. We believe
that Dakota will receive her just share of
congressional, attention when it is evil.
dent and made clear that her people de-
ire and ask admission either a a whole
or carved up to suit the caprices or the
Chronic itching for office ola few politi+
c%ians," as the Canton News (Rep.) ex-
presses it. 81 =: -.
Let the legislature, provide for an cleo
ton by the people Of the whole Of; Dako:
ia, when the question IF admission or di-
vision:ma ~ be fairly and :squarely pre-.
sented and then let it's voice, be: heard,
md the APPLICATION then for the first tine
go to congress demanding admission as a
whole, firmly, sol1dly. ~unitedly} insepa-
ably, like the bundle of sticks which the
lightly sons of King scyldrus could not
break when tied together, but which
when separated ana disunited were east
ly broken-for when altogether firmly
united, our power would be insuperable,
but if divided, we will fall an easy prey
one-.ne H. u -
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